SL7 2DU Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Marlow. Region: South East.
Streets
- : 15 addresses
- : 2 addresses
- Pound Lane, Temple: 2 addresses
- : 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (59% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Low Grounds FarmHarleyford LaneMarlowBuckinghamshireSL7 2DU: up to 5 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Hook Farm CottageHooks LaneMarlow CommonBuckinghamshireSL7 2DS, SL7 2DS: up to 2 homes, permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 29 m and 44 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 40% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Marlow 361,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Cookham 204,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Furze Platt 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Hook's Corner Marlow | 510 m |
| Bus or coach station | Coachway High Wycombe | 6.4 km |
| Car parks | West Street Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marlow Medical Group | 2.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Marlow Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Elite Dental Clinic | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Marlow Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Marlow Police Station | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Little Marlow Cashzone | 2.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,290 m² | 1.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 1.6 km |
| Allotments | Hanging Hill Allotments 3.4 ha | 1.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Harleyford Manor, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 800 m south-west. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harleyford Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 800 m south-west |
| Bisham Abbey: a monastic and manorial complex | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Hurley Priory: A moated Benedictine priory and fishponds and the remains of Ladye Place Mansion | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Home Wood | Wood | 590 m south-west |
| Home Copse | Wood | 620 m west |
| Temple Mill Island | Island | 1.0 km south-east |
| Rassler Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Speen Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| Cookham Dean | Valley | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 66% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.